Question 1

Who became president of the newly independent Republic of Texas?

Accepted Answer

A) Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna 
B) Steve Austin 
C) Sam Houston 
D) Lorenza de Zavala 
A) Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna 
B) Steve Austin 
C) Sam Houston 
D) Lorenza de Zavala

Question 2

What advantage to Americans did German immigration have over Irish immigration?

Accepted Answer

A) Germans learned the language quickly. 
B) Germans were willing to assimilate more quickly into American culture. 
C) Germans had better labor skills. 
D) Most German immigrants were men. 
A) Germans learned the language quickly. 
B) Germans were willing to assimilate more quickly into American culture. 
C) Germans had better labor skills. 
D) Most German immigrants were men.

Question 3

The most difficult part of the journey westward for settlers was

Accepted Answer

A) hunger. 
B) Indians. 
C) financing the journey. 
D) crossing the Rockies. 
A) hunger. 
B) Indians. 
C) financing the journey. 
D) crossing the Rockies.

Question 4

What issue caused South Carolina to consider nullification as a viable option against federal laws?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

What European nationalities supplied the greatest number of immigrants to America between 1830 and 1869?

Accepted Answer

A) Germans 
B) Polish 
C) Italians 
D) Irish 
A) Germans 
B) Polish 
C) Italians 
D) Irish

Question 6

Filibusters in the northern regions of Mexico

Accepted Answer

A) engaged in private warfare. 
B) adhered to the rules of the U.S. Neutrality Act of 1818. 
C) were considered an impediment to expansion by Americans. 
D) were sanctioned by the Mexican government. 
A) engaged in private warfare. 
B) adhered to the rules of the U.S. Neutrality Act of 1818. 
C) were considered an impediment to expansion by Americans. 
D) were sanctioned by the Mexican government.

Question 7

What was Jackson's solution to the "Indian problem" in Georgia?

Accepted Answer

A) He convinced Congress to issue the Indian Removal Act. 
B) He agreed to allow the Cherokee to stay if they assimilated into American culture. 
C) He urged peaceful negotiations. 
D) He allowed the Cherokee to settle wherever they wanted. 
A) He convinced Congress to issue the Indian Removal Act. 
B) He agreed to allow the Cherokee to stay if they assimilated into American culture. 
C) He urged peaceful negotiations. 
D) He allowed the Cherokee to settle wherever they wanted.

Question 8

Which statement best summarizes Jackson's perspective on Indian issues when he became president?

Accepted Answer

A) He believed the U.S. should honor previous treaties with the Indians. 
B) He wanted to negotiate with the Indian government regarding territorial occupation. 
C) He opposed Indians in the territories. 
D) He considered the Indians a minor obstacle to western expansion. 
A) He believed the U.S. should honor previous treaties with the Indians. 
B) He wanted to negotiate with the Indian government regarding territorial occupation. 
C) He opposed Indians in the territories. 
D) He considered the Indians a minor obstacle to western expansion.

Question 9

Jackson's view of the Indians can best be described as

Accepted Answer

A) tolerant. 
B) antagonistic. 
C) indifferent. 
D) sympathetic. 
A) tolerant. 
B) antagonistic. 
C) indifferent. 
D) sympathetic.

Question 10

Which of the following best explains the immigration practices of the Irish between 1820 and 1860?

Accepted Answer

A) Ads for Irish domestic workers encouraged immigrants to America. 
B) Irish were welcomed in America because they were skilled laborers. 
C) Irish tended to immigrate as a family unit. 
D) Irish immigrants were escaping religious oppression. 
A) Ads for Irish domestic workers encouraged immigrants to America. 
B) Irish were welcomed in America because they were skilled laborers. 
C) Irish tended to immigrate as a family unit. 
D) Irish immigrants were escaping religious oppression.

Question 11

Which of the following is one of the practices Mexicans in the southwest attempted to change?

Accepted Answer

A) influence of the Catholic Church 
B) marriages for alliances 
C) trading women between communities for debt repayment 
D) masculine honor system 
A) influence of the Catholic Church 
B) marriages for alliances 
C) trading women between communities for debt repayment 
D) masculine honor system

Question 12

How did American and British trade in opium affect the Chinese?

Accepted Answer

A) It created a wealthy middle class in China. 
B) The Chinese government prospered from the trade. 
C) It devastated Chinese society by creating addicts and crime. 
D) It created some social problems but mostly it had a positive effect. 
A) It created a wealthy middle class in China. 
B) The Chinese government prospered from the trade. 
C) It devastated Chinese society by creating addicts and crime. 
D) It created some social problems but mostly it had a positive effect.

Question 13

How did the Seminole Indians approach their problem with white settlers?

Accepted Answer

A) through legal maneuvering 
B) through negotiation 
C) with violence 
D) with acceptance 
A) through legal maneuvering 
B) through negotiation 
C) with violence 
D) with acceptance

Question 14

Strikes during the 1830s were mostly initiated by

Accepted Answer

A) women. 
B) the unemployed. 
C) unions. 
D) craft workers. 
A) women. 
B) the unemployed. 
C) unions. 
D) craft workers.

Question 15

Identify who, what, where, when, and/or why the following are important:
1. Susan B. Anthony
2. Davy Crockett
3. Lone Star Republic
4. White collar workers
5. Lorenzo de Zavala
6. Grimke sisters
7. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
8. Abolitionists
9. Corn Laws
10. Naturalization

Accepted Answer

1. Susan B. Anthony:   - Who: Susan B. A

Question 16

Which of the following determined to a large degree the extent of gender divisions in American society during the mid 19th century?

Accepted Answer

A) families 
B) ethnicity 
C) American religion 
D) class position 
A) families 
B) ethnicity 
C) American religion 
D) class position

Question 17

Why did the Republic of Texas present a potential problem to the other U.S. states?

Accepted Answer

A) It jeopardized American relations with other Latin American countries. 
B) It worried Protestant Americans who were concerned about the inclusion of a large population of Catholics. 
C) Southerners were worried that cotton growing would move away from the original southern states. 
D) Southerners were concerned that Texas would become a haven for run-away slaves. 
A) It jeopardized American relations with other Latin American countries. 
B) It worried Protestant Americans who were concerned about the inclusion of a large population of Catholics. 
C) Southerners were worried that cotton growing would move away from the original southern states. 
D) Southerners were concerned that Texas would become a haven for run-away slaves.

Question 18

Which of the following statements best describes the state of America's labor movement during the early decades of the 19th century?

Accepted Answer

A) Wage earners quickly became the wealthy middle-class. 
B) Workers in industrial cities benefitted the most from wage labor. 
C) Strikes were used as a first resort to address labor issues. 
D) Neighborhoods became defined by class. 
A) Wage earners quickly became the wealthy middle-class. 
B) Workers in industrial cities benefitted the most from wage labor. 
C) Strikes were used as a first resort to address labor issues. 
D) Neighborhoods became defined by class.

Question 19

By the 1840s, a faction of Jacksonians who called themselves _____________ began to promote the virtues of market and global trade.

Accepted Answer

A) Democrats 
B) Young Democrats 
C) Free Traders 
D) Whigs 
A) Democrats 
B) Young Democrats 
C) Free Traders 
D) Whigs

Question 20

How did women attempt to infiltrate the public sphere in the mid 19th century?

Accepted Answer

A) They ran for public office. 
B) They participated in reform movements. 
C) Many women were beginning to own their own businesses. 
D) They organized presidential political campaigns. 
A) They ran for public office. 
B) They participated in reform movements. 
C) Many women were beginning to own their own businesses. 
D) They organized presidential political campaigns.

Exam 11: New Boundaries, New Roles- 1820-1856

Who became president of the newly independent Republic of Texas?

What advantage to Americans did German immigration have over Irish immigration?

The most difficult part of the journey westward for settlers was

What issue caused South Carolina to consider nullification as a viable option against federal laws?

What European nationalities supplied the greatest number of immigrants to America between 1830 and 1869?

Filibusters in the northern regions of Mexico

What was Jackson's solution to the "Indian problem" in Georgia?

Which statement best summarizes Jackson's perspective on Indian issues when he became president?

Jackson's view of the Indians can best be described as

Which of the following best explains the immigration practices of the Irish between 1820 and 1860?

Which of the following is one of the practices Mexicans in the southwest attempted to change?

How did American and British trade in opium affect the Chinese?

How did the Seminole Indians approach their problem with white settlers?

Strikes during the 1830s were mostly initiated by

Identify who, what, where, when, and/or why the following are important: 1. Susan B. Anthony 2. Davy Crockett 3. Lone Star Republic 4. White collar workers 5. Lorenzo de Zavala 6. Grimke sisters 7. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 8. Abolitionists 9. Corn Laws 10. Naturalization

Which of the following determined to a large degree the extent of gender divisions in American society during the mid 19th century?

Why did the Republic of Texas present a potential problem to the other U.S. states?

Which of the following statements best describes the state of America's labor movement during the early decades of the 19th century?

By the 1840s, a faction of Jacksonians who called themselves _____________ began to promote the virtues of market and global trade.

How did women attempt to infiltrate the public sphere in the mid 19th century?

North America Encounters the Atlantic World

Colonists on the Margins, 1565-1640

Forging Tighter Bonds, 1640 to the 1690s

Accelerating the Pace of Change, c. 1690-1730

Battling for Souls, Minds, and the Heart

Empire and Resistance, 1763-1776

A Revolutionary Nation, 1776-1789

A New Nation Facing a Revolutionary World 1789-1815

American Peoples on the Move, 1789-1824

Market Revolutions and the Rise of Democracy 1789-1832

Religion and Reform, 1820-1850

A House Dividing, 1844-1860

The Civil War

Reconstructing America, 1865-1877

Forging a Transcontinental Nation, 1877-1900

A New Industrial and Labor Order, 1877-1900

Cities, Immigrants, Culture, and Politics, 1877-1900

The US Expands Its Reach, 1892-1912

An Age of Progressive Reform, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A New ERA, 1920-1930

A New Deal for Americans, 1931-1939

Arsenal of Democracy- the World at War, 1931-1945

Prosperity and Liberty Under the Shadow

The Dynamic 1950s

The Optimism and Anguish of the 1960s

The Vietnam ERA, 1961-1975

Conservatism Resurgent, 1974-1989

After the Cold War, 1988-2000

Twenty-First Century Dangers and Promises

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